Men Moving Mountains Podcast

At some point, a lot of men learn that life gets easier when they make themselves a little smaller.
Speak a little softer. Keep the ambition to yourself. Don't say what you really think. Don't take the risk. Don't be too loud, too driven, too creative, or too different.
Eventually, you get so good at becoming the version of yourself everyone else is comfortable with that you forget you're performing.
In this episode of the Men Moving Mountains Podcast, Christopher Stone asks a difficult question:
How much of the man you are today is actually you, and how much of him was created to fit the expectations of everyone around you?
Using Batman and Superman as an unexpected analogy, Chris breaks down why Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent may actually be the disguises, and what that teaches us about the masks men wear every day. Sometimes the bold, ambitious, unapologetic version of yourself isn't a character you're trying to become. It may be the part of you you've spent years suppressing.
The conversation also explores Todd Herman's Alter Ego Effect and how intentionally stepping into a more courageous, focused, capable version of yourself can help you access qualities that were already there. This isn't about pretending to be someone you're not. It's about giving yourself permission to stop hiding who you are.
If you've been playing small to keep the peace, hiding your ambition because it makes others uncomfortable, or living according to someone else's definition of who you're supposed to be, this episode is for you.
You don't need permission from the room to become the man you know you're capable of becoming.
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We grow together across the six foundations of Men Moving Mountains: Faith, Family, Fitness, Finance, Friendships, and Fun.
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If this episode made you think of a man who's been shrinking himself to fit into a life that was never really his, send it to him.
And remember:
Stop editing yourself for the room. The room should be adjusting to you.

Most men don't lose their dreams in one dramatic failure.
They lose them one notification at a time.
Every text.Every email.Every scroll.Every distraction.
On their own, they don't seem like much. But over time, they quietly steal your focus, your purpose, your relationships, and your ability to become the man God created you to be.
In this episode, Christopher Stone exposes the real battle most men are fighting today—not a lack of talent, discipline, or opportunity, but an attention problem. He explains why your attention is your most valuable asset, how distraction is shaping your future one decision at a time, and the practical steps you can take to reclaim your focus before another year slips away.
You'll learn:
• Why distraction—not ability—is holding most men back
• How your phone is competing for your future
• Why focused men build stronger marriages, businesses, families, and legacies
• Biblical principles for guarding your attention and living with purpose
• A simple 7-day challenge to help you take back control of your life
If you've been feeling busy but not productive... constantly overwhelmed... or like you're drifting further from the man you want to become...
This conversation is for you.
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You were never meant to climb the mountain alone.
Uplift University is the official brotherhood of Men Moving Mountains—a community for men who are serious about becoming stronger husbands, fathers, leaders, and followers of Christ through accountability, personal growth, and intentional living.
If you're looking for real community, growth, accountability, and a group of men committed to becoming the best versions of themselves...
Join Uplift University today.
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Men Moving Mountains is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping men overcome the invisible battles that keep them from becoming the men they were created to be.
Every donation helps us expand Uplift University, create free educational content, host men's events, and reach more men who desperately need purpose, hope, and brotherhood.
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What if the biggest obstacle in your life isn't your habits...
It's what you've quietly accepted.
In this episode, Christopher Stone explores why identity isn't just shaped by what you repeatedly do—but by what you're willing to tolerate.
From careers and relationships to addiction, self-respect, and personal standards, you'll learn why lasting transformation begins the moment you stop accepting the version of life you've settled for.
If you feel stuck, this conversation will challenge you to draw a line in the sand and start becoming the man you were created to be.
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🤝 Support the MissionMen Moving Mountains is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping men overcome the invisible battles that keep them from becoming the husbands, fathers, leaders, and brothers they were created to be.
Every donation helps us create courses, resources, events, and a community where no man has to climb the mountain alone.
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One day, it happens to more men than anyone wants to admit.
You wake up and realize you know your schedule...your responsibilities...your career...your obligations...
But you don't know who you are anymore.
You're no longer building a life.You're simply managing one.
In this episode, Christopher Stone explores one of the greatest threats facing modern men—not failure, divorce, or financial hardship—but the slow loss of identity.
Why do so many successful men still feel empty?
Why do retirement, career changes, children leaving home, or even personal success leave some men feeling completely lost?
And how do you rebuild your life when the roles you've identified with begin to disappear?
Christopher introduces the REINVENT Framework, an eight-step roadmap class on our university designed to help men rediscover purpose, strengthen their faith, and build an identity that cannot be taken away by changing circumstances.
If you've ever felt stuck...disconnected...or like you've become someone you never intended to be...
this conversation is for you.
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📚 Join Uplift UniversityBuild a stronger foundation through courses on identity, purpose, leadership, marriage, fatherhood, brotherhood, mental health, fitness, and more.https://menmovingmountains.org/communities/groups/men-moving-mountains-members/private-group
🤝 Support the MissionMen Moving Mountains is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping men overcome the invisible battles that keep them from becoming the husbands, fathers, leaders, and brothers they were created to be.
Every donation helps us create courses, resources, events, and a community where no man has to climb the mountain alone.
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Why did Men Moving Mountains begin?
This episode is different.
Instead of interviewing a guest, Chris sits down with his business partner, Austin Sandoz, for the first time to tell the story behind Men Moving Mountains, the struggles that inspired it, and why they believe millions of men are quietly fighting battles they were never taught how to face.
This isn't just the launch of a podcast.
It's the beginning of a movement.
Together they discuss growing up without the guidance they needed, building businesses, struggling with identity, losing brotherhood after college, carrying the weight of family, entrepreneurship, fatherhood, and why today's men are more isolated than ever before. They also introduce the vision behind Uplift University, a new online platform designed to help men rebuild every area of their lives through practical frameworks, accountability, and community.
Inside this conversation you'll learn:
• Why Men Moving Mountains was created• The hidden loneliness affecting men today• Why success doesn't eliminate depression• The six pillars every man should build his life around• How isolation quietly destroys purpose• Why brotherhood changes everything• The difference between motivation and transformation• What Uplift University is becoming• Why most men don't need rescued—they need rebuilt• How to begin becoming the man your family actually needs
Whether you're a father...
A husband...
A business owner...
Recently divorced...
Trying to rebuild after addiction...
Or simply wondering what your next chapter looks like...
This episode was created for you.
Chapters
00:00 – Meet the Man Behind Men Moving Mountains01:00 – Why We Started This Movement03:30 – Austin's Story: Trauma, Loneliness & Finding Brotherhood08:40 – Chris' Story & How We Met11:20 – Why Men Need More Than Motivation14:05 – The Mental Health Crisis Facing Men Today19:30 – The Six Pillars Every Man Needs19:45 – Faith: Finding Purpose Beyond Success21:15 – Family: Leadership Starts at Home26:10 – Fitness: Why Discipline Changes Everything26:55 – Finance: The Silent Pressure Men Carry29:15 – Brotherhood: Why Men Heal Together30:45 – Fun: The Forgotten Pillar of Men's Health36:20 – Inside Uplift University40:15 – The Future of Men Moving Mountains
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Most men battling addiction don’t look addicted.They look functional.
They go to work.They provide.They smile in public.But behind closed doors, many are quietly drowning in alcohol, pornography, gambling, drugs, isolation, anger, and escapism.
In this episode of Men Moving Mountains, Christopher Stone sits down for an interview with Jeremy Schwentker, a former police officer turned faith-based addiction counselor, to unpack the hidden addiction crisis affecting men today.
Jeremy opens up about his own journey through alcoholism, trauma, brokenness, identity loss, and recovery after reaching what he describes as “the bottom of a bottle and the end of a barrel.”
Together, they discuss:
• Why men suppress emotions instead of talking• The identity crisis behind addiction• Alcohol, pornography, and escapism in modern culture• Trauma, shame, and isolation• Why successful men still feel empty• The pressure men carry silently• Why addiction thrives in secrecy• Brotherhood, healing, and rebuilding purpose• Faith, masculinity, and transformation
Jeremy also shares how faith, accountability, structure, and brotherhood helped completely rebuild his life and led him into helping other men through recovery and counseling.
If you’re a man struggling silently, or know someone who is, this episode could be the conversation that changes everything.
This is more than a podcast.This is a movement.
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Most men don’t say it out loud.
They’re overwhelmed.They’re tired.They’re carrying pressure they don’t know how to explain.And they’ve gotten so used to holding it in that silence feels normal.
In this episode of Men Moving Mountains, Christopher Stone sits down with Jonathan Gray for a raw conversation about what men are really dealing with behind the scenes.
Jonathan shares his story of growing up in rural Missouri in a fatherless home, being raised by a young single mother, stepping into responsibility early, battling anger, going through trouble as a young man, and learning how discipline, mentorship, and structure helped change the trajectory of his life.
This conversation dives into:
fatherlessness and male identity
pressure, silence, and emotional bottling
the loneliness men face after marriage, kids, and responsibility
grief, loss, and the importance of checking on your people
why routines, fitness, and structure matter
and how brotherhood can help men stay between the rails
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Most men don’t say it out loud…but they’re carrying more than anyone realizes.
In this episode of Men Moving Mountains, Christopher Stone sits down with entrepreneur, husband, father, and mentor Alex Brockman for a real conversation about what men are missing most right now:
Brotherhood. Mentorship. Discipline. Identity.
Alex shares his journey from addiction to rebuilding his life through structure, faith, and community, and why so many men today feel lost, isolated, and stuck… even when everything on the outside looks “fine.”
This isn’t surface-level motivation.This is about what’s actually happening beneath it all.
We dive into:
Why men struggle in silence
The danger of trying to do life alone
The difference between real mentorship vs. paid advice
How discipline and structure rebuild a man’s life
Why community is the missing piece for most men
If you’ve ever felt like you’re carrying everything alone…this conversation is for you.
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Through content, community, and real conversations, we’re changing the narrative around what it means to be a man today.
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Most men don’t know how to shut their minds off.
Even when the work is done…Even when the house is quiet…Even when they finally sit down…
Their brain is already somewhere else.
Planning. Solving. Anticipating.
This episode breaks down why that happens, how it’s wired into you, and what it’s quietly costing you over time.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re always “on”… this is for you.
 
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What happens when the role that defined you is gone?
In this episode of Men Moving Mountains, we talk about the identity crisis no one really prepares men for... the silent season that hits after the divorce, after the business fails, after the kids grow up, after retirement, after the loss, after the title disappears.
Because for a lot of men, it is not just the end of a chapter.It feels like the erasure of who they were.
This conversation dives into the reality that many men are living through right now:the quiet loss of identity, the pressure to stay silent, the tendency to overwork, isolate, numb out, or rush into the next thing without ever rebuilding from the inside out.
Inside this episode, we cover:
• Why divorce, career loss, retirement, and transition hit men so hard• How men unintentionally tie their worth to titles, income, marriage, and performance• Why so many men feel lost when the role they built their life around disappears• The danger of trying to fix pain through work, drinking, isolation, or distraction• Why brotherhood matters when life shifts and old identities fall apart• How hobbies, purpose, faith, and personal passions help men rebuild• What it looks like to stop living in reaction and start rebuilding with intention• Why the second half of life can still become the strongest chapter yet
This episode is honest, personal, and built straight from the conversations happening inside the Men Moving Mountains community.
If you are in a season where life looks different, where the old version of you is gone, or where you are trying to figure out who you are without the thing that used to define you, this one is for you.
You are not done.You are not buried in your past.And you are not the title you lost.
Sometimes the end of one role is the beginning of the man you were actually meant to become.
Sign up at MenMovingMountains.org and plug into Uplift Men University, where we are building classes, brotherhood, tools, and conversations for men navigating real life transitions.
This is more than a podcast. This is a movement.
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